Anthropic Faces Lawsuit Over Claude Max Subscription Marketing

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. District Judge Alex Tse ruled that a lawsuit over Anthropic’s Claude Max subscription marketing can proceed. He allowed claims of deceptive advertising, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract under California consumer law to move forward, while dismissing other claims, including one under the state’s unfair competition law. The plaintiffs may file an amended complaint. Two Claude Max subscribers filed the proposed class-action lawsuit in September. They allege that the $100 and $200 monthly plans were advertised as providing five or 20 times the usage of the Pro plan, but that weekly usage limits did not match those multiples. Anthropic says the figures refer to usage per five-hour session and points to disclosures on its website. Tse said those disclosures were too far from the main sales page to justify dismissing the case at this stage.